The Institute of Family Therapy

Marriage Care

Offers a national helpline (local call rate) that provides a listening and information service for people facing difficulty in their marriages, families or close personal relationships. Volunteers are drawn mainly though not exclusively from the Catholic community.

Scottish Marriage Care

Minority groups

2as1

A national organisation that primarily represents the black community in Britain. Provides a unique information service that is the ideal first port of call for anyone needing marriage and relationship support.

Family mediation

Advice Now

Citizens Advice

The main public information service of Citizens Advice, providing people with round-the-clock access to information on their rights. This includes benefits, housing and employment and debt, consumer and legal issues.

Family Mediators Association

A charity that helps couples considering separation or divorce to reduce the conflict between them in order to reach their own agreed joint decisions. The website provides contact details of mediators throughout England and Wales.

Resolution

An organisation of family lawyers committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes. The website offers advice for couples and parents and contact details of solicitors, mediators and specialists who follow the organisation’s Code of Practice.

Caring for the sick, elderly and disabled

General

Carers UK

A membership organisation of carers that provides information, advice and support to anyone looking after a sick, disabled or frail family member or friend at home. Carers is active in campaigning for change to improve carers’ lives.

The Carer

A UK resource providing information and practical advice on caring for someone close to you, whether it’s a spouse, child, relative or friend. The website covers all aspects of life as a carer, including financial, emotional and health matters.

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers

The largest provider of comprehensive carers support services in the UK, providing information, advice and support services through its network of independently managed centres and website. The trust also provides a website and services for young carers (see Young Carers below).

Outsiders

A self-help group for people with physical and social disabilities that offers members the chance to contact others, gain confidence and make friends. The site provides resources, a club and a sex and disability helpline.

Tourism for All (TFA)

A source of holiday and travel information for older people and people with disabilities that addresses their specific access needs so that they can fully participate in travel and leisure. The site offers links to accessible tourist destinations in the UK and overseas.

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